as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
critic; reviewer; commentator
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
silence (not speaking); muteness
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
Japanese-style confectionary store
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)